Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 23 May to Question 143823 on Children: Day Care, what scrutiny his Department undertakes on the effectiveness of IT systems procured by local authorities to support the 30 free hours of childcare policy.
Local authorities are responsible for defining and procuring 30 hours systems that best fit their needs and requirements. As these requirements vary across local authorities, the department does not provide scrutiny of these systems.